is king but the others are still very useful. As a 5-Color player there are many uses for just about all of these depending on the deck being played. Yes, it is possible to have an entire deck of lands that tap for any color mana but it is not done; mainly because not all of them fit every deck style and some are just plain bad but it would be fun for a casual deck build if you want to be the first to try it out.

The purpose of this article is to give recollections to the rainbow lands past and present and their possible use or not in 5-color. As I am primarily a 5-Color player most of the cards I look for in a new set deal with my favorite format as well as most of the articles I write. Also this can help for those who play Prismatic on MTGO as many of these are available and some might become so.

I will not go into detail about all the lands as I expect most people to have a working knowledge of the most recent ones. I will give a rating of 1-5 with 5 being the best for possible inclusion into a 5-color deck or Prismatic.

. With all the artifact mana most 5-color decks use and even Prismatic with the upcoming Ravnica mana fixers this land pretty much always stays in play. For the Artifact heavy 5-color this is a must. Glimmervoid

. The only reason this land does not have as high a rating as City is because of its comes-into-play-tapped clause. This is a killer for any permanent in 5-color as you do not want to have to wait for your lands. Speed is essential even in the big decks just as it is in the 60 card versions. This is a good alternative for those who do not have a fully powered dual land deck however and should be a 4 of for those in need.

4 - Mirrodin’s Core. A very good land that can be a 4 of in any 5-color or Prismatic deck. Its charge up ability is the best out of all the other storage lands that have come before.

. Another bad card. Taking a lightning bolt to the face for a mana is not good play tactics. 2 Damage this might have been playable but the 3 kills it. Do not even play this for its colorless ability, if you need mana that badly, use a basic land over this.

. Another middle of the road card. Having to bounce it to your hand at the beginning of the turn if you had previously used it can hurt unless you can put more than one land into play at a time. Can be useful for decks that need cards in hand for card count but is plainly a deck specific card. Not a 4 of for every deck.

. Not a land you want in your opening hand. You have to have colored permanents in play for this to work and that pretty much makes this stay out of most decks. Also you only get the mana of those permanents’ colors so only late game will this be a true Rainbow land.

. Another land you do not want in your opening hand unless you have other land to work off of. One rainbow land in play and this taps as a City without the damage but is again dependent off of the other lands you have in play for what colors it will produce.

. Although it does tap for Three mana of any one color its cost of sacrificing 2 untapped lands pretty much kills this from ever entering a deck. That and the problem of having it bounced back to you hand by an opponent and it becomes a 2 land destruction spell for the opponent.

. All come into play tapped and tap for their specific color of mana. They all can be sacrificed to add any color to your mana pool. These lands are better left out unless you really need to feed a Psychatog

for the win. But there are better ways to do that than using these lands.

Above all these for any 5-color and Prismatic the best color fixes are still the duals for 5-color or the new Ravnica duals for Prismatic decks. The use of any or all in conjunction with the fetch lands can still be a best solution but with the inclusion of the 5 rated rainbow lands or a few 4 rated ones will help to round out a deck base so that no mana screw should happen. The Ravnica lands will greatly push the speed of Prismatic up to a lot closer to where 5-color already is. Most of the newer rainbow lands are better but a few of the older ones like Thran Quarry

are still quite useful. I hope this guide has helped in your search for all color lands to add to a 5-color or Prismatic deck.

Also if you have not yet tried 5-color please do, you will be surprised at how fun it can be, and the decks are actually very consistent once you refine the build and minimize colors. For those group game people this format will add a new dimension to the game.

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